Classic Thimble Cookies
A classic Christmas cookie that is rolled in chopped walnuts and topped with a dollop of your favorite jam/jelly.
Servings 3 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 c butter
- 1 egg yolk well beaten
- 1 c flour
- 1/4 c granulated sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 egg white slightly beaten
- 1 c finely ground walnuts
- jam of your choice about 1/2 c
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease baking sheets
- Cream together butter and sugar, add in egg yolk and lemon juice and beat well.
- Add in flour and stir until well blended.
- Shape dough into small balls (1") and dip in egg white. Roll in nuts and place on baking sheet. Make fairly deep indentation in the center of the cookie.
- Bake for 5 minutes, remove from oven and quickly indent centers a second time.
- Bake additional 10-12 minutes
- Remove from oven and fill hot cookies with a small dollop of jam (enough to just fill your indents).